Last year, our family dynamic changed drastically in a painful way, in that Shannon and I decided to divorce after many discussions and having explored alternatives. In the end, we split up in August of 2016 and share 50/50 custody of our three intelligent, kind, beautiful and clever children. The main priority remains their happiness, so that is how we partner together.
We, the five of us, have spent the last year and a half or so attempting to adjusting to the "new normal." Though we now have two different households to manage, we have done the best we can to develop in a healthy way as a family, even if that was not in our plans and even if it isn't what we traditionally think of as family. It's what we have, and we are still very blessed to have each other.
We sold the house in March of 2017. The divorce was final in April of 2017, and then we went together as a family to Disney World right after Adam started second grade and the twins started Kindergarten. I took the time to post those pictures as well as the Holiday pictures from Christmas 2017, but there was a blank space in there as we healed, slowly. Looking back, I couldn't leave those months blank and though I began to slow on the photographs with my DSLR, I never could stop capturing all the smiles and hugs and fun that we had together.
The next several blog posts will attempt to recover the span of time during that brief black out in our lives in which we still very much held each other, supported each other, and loved each other.
These next pictures are the ones that I have beginning February of 2017.
Desserts....
Colin at Shannon's new house with Caley.
The twins on the first day I moved into the new town home just a few miles from Shannon's new rental house. It was an unseasonably warm day in mid-February and they wanted to try out the new pool.
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| Claire with her favorite meal: Fish, Rice and Veggies. |
On day that Spring, Shannon came to visit and when the ice cream truck came around they got a treat.
Riding bikes in the parking lot.
Tickling Claire's feet to cheer her up after she stepped on a bee.
Playing in puddles...
Snuggling together...
Random pictures of me...
Mustache girl:
Karate birthday parties...
Sleeping in in mom's bed...
Angry pirate days...
Playing soccer for the first time...
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| Claire and her best buddy Ellie. |
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| This picture is from 2016... and became a yearly tradition to take pictures there together each Spring when the leaves are purple. |
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| 2017 |
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Quick trip to Legoland.
And then the trampolines at the mall.
He worked his charm so hard for this cat.
Joy's annoyance that she is not allow to hunt the rabbits in the backyard.
When your bed is full...
Mmmm. Cake.
New Haircuts.
First Soccer Game.
Future engineer.
Future... I don't know what this is potential for...
That day I decided to trade in the minivan for a Tahoe.
When we spent the day at the park.
Dinner on the patio...
Easter 2017
Easter Egg Hunting at Mamie and Grandpa's House.
April 2017
Crazy Man... about to graduate from Pre-K.
Going to the lake on Dad's new boat. Mother's Day 2017
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| First mate. |
Snow cones!
Adam's Field Day in First Grade.
Another day on the boat.
Cleaning their bathroom at the town house.
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